IPG Merges with Trafalgar and More Distribution News The distribution landscape continues to be the focus of much attention, as Independent Publishers Group’s parent company Chicago Review Press has acquired Trafalgar Square. Trafalgar is the leading distributor in the US for UK publishers, handling over 50 publishers, including Anova, BBC Books, Egmont, Hesperus, Harper UK, Hodder Headline, Little, Brown UK, Macmillan UK, Orion, Random House UK and Simon & Schuster UK. IPG says they will continue Trafalgar’s unusual model of buying clients’ books outright rather than taking them on consignment, and it will extend that same option to IPG’s existing […]
Archives for October 2006
Lunch Weekly for Monday, October 2
Deal Reports Just e-mail to deals@PublishersMarketplace if you aren’t using the online form linked below. Report a deal using the online form The Key As usual, the handy key to our Lunch deal categories. While all reports are always welcome, those that include a category will generally receive a higher listing when it comes time to put them all together. “nice deal” $1 – $49,000 “very nice deal” $50,000 – $99,000 “good deal” $100,000 – $250,000 “significant deal” $251,000 – $499,000 “major deal” $500,000 and up FICTION Debut Playwright (and Peabody and an Edgar winner) Theresa Rebeck’s first novel, three […]